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Animal Crossing remix album by Ben Briggs and ectogemia Ladies and gentlemen, I am playingAnimal Crossingfor the first time ever. I scored a copy ofNew Leaf, popped it into my 3DS, and immediately fell deep into Tom Nook’s financial pit of despair. I can tell this game is going to take me places. Speaking of going places, it appears that the canine guitar virtuoso K.K. Slider has partnered up with game music remixers Benjamin Briggs and Nathan “ectogemia” Becker to form a super group,K....

After more than six years on life support,Anthem, that one EA sci-fi game that no one knew was even alive, is finally shutting down its servers. EA is officially closing up shop on Jan. 12 next year, meaningAnthemwill have been online for nearly seven years straight. “After careful consideration, we will be sunsettingAnthemon June 04, 2025,”EA’s July 3 announcementreads, with the company adding that those who still wish to do so (for whatever reason) can play the game over the upcoming six months....

Just like inBrokeback Mountain, the two buddies inArmy of Twojust can’t quit each other. In addition toan upcoming sequel to the game, it looks as though a movie incarnation is on the horizon.Varietyis reporting that the film adaptation of the game will begin production in 2009 with none other than Scott Burns ofThe Bourne Ultimatumfame penning the script. Burns said he wanted to write the movie because he found the “ambiguity” of “private military corporations lend [sic] weight to an intelligent thriller with relevance to what’s going on in the world right now....

2042’s PC-only free-play event is already here Battlefield 2042is looking to climb up Steam’sconcurrent-player chartthis weekend as DICE has kicked off a free trial event. This PC-only trial isactive todayand will run until 10:00 a.m. Pacific on Monday, December 20, so if you’re curious, now’s the time. If this feels really early, and it seems like the gamejustcame out, you’re not wrong! At the same time, I can see why they’d already want to resort to a free weekend event forBattlefield 2042....

Deal starts at $499 If you’re thinking of picking up a new gaming laptop this holiday season, we’ve rounded up some of the more wallet friendly offerings this Black Friday. The best bang-for-your-buck machine in our opinion is an MSI GL65 15-inch gaming laptop at Walmartfor only $599. This comes with a mid-range GTX 1650, which isslightly fasterthan the older GTX 1050 Ti. You’ll be able to run Borderlands 3 at high settings, and Modern Warfare at ultra setting....

Fashion might not be everyone’s strong suit, but a good look can have all eyes on you inWorld of Warcraft.This month’s prizes are steam-powered to give your outfit that extra punch. If the goblin-style tech isn’t to your liking, there’s also a flamboyant mount that’s sure to turn heads as you glide by. This month’s reward for completing your Adventure Journal For completing your Traveler’s Log in January, you’ll receive the Green Clockwork Contraptions ensemble....

I kind of wish I were a kid today As a kid, I loved playing with blocks, and I loved playing video games. I think the combination of the two is at least partially whyMinecraftis so popular with kids these days. Well, here’s another product that I wish existed when I was a kid. Bloxels lets users build physical maps on a 13×13 grid and then translate them into video game levels....

The publisher vows to “make updates based on constructive feedback” When I played throughDestiny 2: Lightfall, I sawa lot of things slip through the cracksthat shouldn’t have. It turns out I wasn’t alone, as even Bungie themselves have acknowledged many of these pratfallsin an open letter on a recent blog post. Here’s the gist of what they had to say: “With a solid amount of data now under our belts, it’s clear we missed the mark on some of our goals and needed to make updates based on constructive feedback....

Uhhhhhh Mechanically,Dark Souls IIIhas it going on. Coupled with the 60 FPS on PC, it’s one of the smoothestSoulsgames, if not the smoothest, to date. But there’s just one major holdup — the poise stat (I’ve even see some of you talk about it in comments for recent news stories). Fans have felt like this stat was essentially useless, whereas in past games it made you more resistant to events like getting staggered....

Season of Blood forDiablo 4brings with it an all-new event in the form of Blood Harvest. Like any good new seasonal mechanic, this event has unique rewards and activities. We’ve put together thisDiablo 4Season 2 Blood Harvest Guide to tell you everything you could possibly need to know about the new content, including what to do and what rewards to expect. What is the Blood Harvest event inDiablo 4Season of Blood?...

We’ll see in a month’s time Let’s cut to the chase. DuringStar Wars Battlefront 2‘s beta period, folks messed around with the new loot crate/progression system, and found out that you can earn actual in-game upgrades from loot crates, which can be purchased via crystals, bought with real money. In many cases these enhancements are innocuous 1% alterations (but still pay-to-win), and in others, rare upgrades can be a little more impactful....

Debuting October 1 Larian Studios has taken quite the journey getting from 2002’sDivine Divinityto last year’sDivinity: Original Sin II, the latter of which might just go down as an all-time-great RPG. The next documentary from the team atGameumentaryis a deep dive into the Belgian developer’s 20-year history. I’ll never forget that time theymade a gameabout a jetpack-wearing dragon. They’re a tenacious bunch. This trailer hints at some of the studio’s ups and downs, and I think Larian founder Swen Vincke describes it best when he says “I’m incapable of making something small....

That same Konami? Konami. Free DLC. I know, I’m still parsing this too. It might be a trick, but supposedly it’s happening. Although specifics weren’t given it seems as if levels and characters will be involved, which is the perfect way to keep people interested beyond the in-game currency levels and bombers already in. More info will come “in the next few days.” Ice and water worlds were shown. If the priceyBomberman Rgoes down in price and gets a sizable amount of add-ons, that would be pretty amazing for everyone on the fence....